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A very long discernment

Luke is in a maximum security prison. He wants to be an Episcopal priest.
by Elizabeth Felicetti
November 30, 2022

Features

Should we avoid liturgical language of light and dark?

While struggling with this question as a church songwriter, I came up with six guidelines.
by Steve Thorngate
November 29, 2022

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A clergy mental health crisis

The stress of the past few years has brought many to the breaking point.
by Elizabeth Eisenstadt Evans November 23, 2022

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Role-playing the future

Pastors find an imaginative outlet in Dungeons & Dragons.
by Elizabeth Eisenstadt Evans
November 23, 2022

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The sacred relics of a lifetime of ministry

Marilyn wasn’t sure she could stomach the sight of a truck carting 56 years of her husband's work to the dump.
by Jon Mathieu November 4, 2022

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The Word made grotesque

If we want our sermons to resemble real life, says Charles Campbell, we might take a hint from carnival.
by Katherine Willis Pershey November 1, 2022

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